The Halvorson Design team is participating in some of the great industry conferences coming this fall. If you are attending the ASLA Annual Meeting in New Orleans or if you're sticking closer to home for ABX 2016, be sure to find our leaders sharing their expertise.

Using recent case studies with the City of Cambridge, Halvorson Design principal, Cynthia Smith, will focus on innovative strategies for multi-modal green infrastructure for urban streets. By bringing together diverse perspectives including a landscape architect, engineer and city official, this panel will compare various built projects and share lessons learned.

Making Urban Spaces

Three experts in their field, including Halvorson Design president, Bob Uhlig, will present current trends in placemaking for urban public spaces. By engaging in lively discussion, the panel will answer questions such as how programming and design work together in an era of ever more crowded cities; how artwork can inform and influence park design; and how pop-up parks and temporary structures present opportunities and challenges to the landscape, to name a few. (This presentation is eligible for 1.5 LA CES credits through the BSLA.)

Rising Sea Levels: Design Strategies for Waterfront Projects

Join Halvorson Design's Rob Adams and colleagues from Fort Point Associates and The Architectural Team as they discuss new ways of thinking in resiliency and urban design for successful waterfront redevelopment projects through the case study of Clippership Wharf, a mixed use development pursuing an aggressive 100-year resiliency strategy. The panel will examine strategies such as living shorelines and elevated public use areas to safeguard projects, increase resiliency, provide an attractive appearance and allow pedestrian access to waterfront development.